Table 8. Average Number of Reimbursed Services Per Aged Enrollee Under Medicare, by Specialty, U.S., 1975 and 1977.
| Specialty | Average Number of Reimbursed Services Per Enrollee | |
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| 1975 | 1977 | |
| All Specialties | 10.78 | 10.83 |
| General Practice (GP) | 2.78 | 2.23 |
| Family Practice (FP) | .26 | .59 |
| Internal Medicine (IM) | 2.80 | 2.93 |
| Cardiovascular Disease (CD) | .26 | .27 |
| Dermatology (DER) | .13 | .14 |
| General Surgery (GS) | .62 | .58 |
| Oto/Laryn/Rhin (OLR) | .10 | .10 |
| Ophthalmology (OPH) | .27 | .27 |
| Orthopedic Surgery (ORS) | .23 | .22 |
| Urology (U) | .27 | .26 |
| Anesthesiology (AN) | NA | NA |
| Pathology (P) | .26 | .31 |
| Radiology (R) | .58 | .64 |
| Chiropractic (CH) | .13 | .14 |
| Podiatry (POD) | .19 | .21 |
| Multi-Specialty Group (M) | .59 | .54 |